Excerpt: Murtagh (aged 25) pleaded guilty to causing serious harm to a nurse, and was sentenced to five years in prison with the last two years suspended by Judge Desmond Hogan at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court on February 6, 2009.

The court heard that Murtagh, who was homeless at the time of the attack, had gone to the victim’s apartment on June 27, 2007, a few days after they first met and had engaged in sexual acts.

While there, Murtagh came up behind the transvestite with a Stanley knife and stabbed him in the neck.

If a heterosexual guy finds himself attracted to a non- or pre-operative trans chick, is he gay?The vast majority of people I interact with routinely inquire about this whenever I tell them that I have a date with a guy, or that I am in a relationship with one. Sometimes they ask in a crafty, underhanded fashion. Other times, the question is point-blank: "Is he gay?"[CA, USA]Transgendered woman harassed and abused by Sonoma County SheriffA couple of months ago, I was contacted by a woman who claimed to have been seriously harassed and abused by the Sonoma County Sheriff's when she attempted to report being stalked.[CA, USA]Maximum term for attack on transgender womanA San Francisco judge handed down the maximum sentence of 17 years and eight months in state prison Monday against a man convicted of sexually assaulting a transgender prostitute and suspected of committing several similar attacks.Suspected Killer of Transgender Prostitute Given Hefty Sentence for Other Crimes

[ME, USA]'Gay' plan for bathrooms called 'moral insanity'A Christian organization in Maine is asking its constituents to protest a state proposal that would give boys who call themselves girls full access to girls' restrooms, locker rooms and cheerleading squads.